Chicago Audubon Society

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHICAGO PIPING PLOVER LEADERSHIP, THE PIPING PLOVER OUTREACH INTERN WILL WORK AT MONTROSE BEACH TO ENGAGE WITH THE MANY PARK STAKEHOLDERS TO EDUCATE PARK USERS AND THE BROADER PUBLIC ABOUT PIPING PLOVERS, HOW TO ENSURE THEIR PROTECTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MONTROSE NATURAL AREAS IN GENERAL. WORK DAYS WILL PRIMARILY INVOLVE HAVING A PRESENCE AT THE BEACH ITSELF TO ENGAGE WITH BEACHGOERS, SUPPORT PLOVER MONITOR VOLUNTEERS, IMPLEMENT HUMAN AND WILDLIFE CONFLICT MITIGATION STRATEGIES, PARTICIPATE IN STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL AREA,AND OTHER SIMILAR DUTIES WITH THE INTENTION OF DRIVING LITERACY OF AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE TOWARD PLOVERS. THIS WORK WILL REQUIRE ENGAGING WITH A WIDE AUDIENCE ACROSS A RANGE OF AGES, BACKGROUNDS, ETHNICITIES, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND LANGUAGE ABILITIES.